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 li·tchi /ˈli(ˌ)ʧi, ˈlaɪ-/
 荔枝,荔枝果

 Li·tchi n. Bot. The fruit of a tree native to China (Nephelium Litchi). It is nutlike, having a rough but tender shell, containing an aromatic pulp, and a single large seed. In the dried fruit which is exported the pulp somewhat resembles a raisin in color and form. [Written also lichi, and lychee.]
 2. Bot. A genus of East Indian sapindaceous trees consisting of a single species (Litchi Chinensis, syn. Nephelium Litchi) which bears the litchi nut.
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 litchi
      n 1: Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India
           for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus
           Nephelium [syn: lichee, litchi tree, Litchi
           chinensis, Nephelium litchi]
      2: Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet
         jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried [syn: litchi
         nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lichee, lychee]